Writers of Pro Football Prospectus 2008

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2005 DEFENSIVE EFFICIENCY RATINGS

Regular season totals, playoffs not included

Revised as of 8/8/2008

This page lists DVOA (Defense-adjusted Value Over Average) for total defense as well as rushing and passing defense separated. The DVOA system is explained here. All numbers below are adjusted to an average schedule of opponents and an average percentage of fumbles recovered by the defense. The exceptions are the final three columns, which are unadjusted total, passing, and rushing defense. Rushing data includes all rushing, not just running backs.

LAST YEAR represents 2004 rank. WEIGHTED DEFENSE is adjusted so that earlier games in the season become gradually less important. It better reflects how the team was playing at the end of the season.

VARIANCE (VAR.) measures the statistical variance of the team's weekly DVOA performance.  Teams are ranked from most consistent (#1, New Orleans) to least consistent (#32, New York Giants).

Remember, since positive numbers represent more scoring, defense is better when it is NEGATIVE.

TEAM DEF.
DVOA 		LAST
YEAR 		WEIGHTED
DEFENSE 		RANK PASS
DEF. 		PASS
RANK 		RUSH
DEF. 		RUSH
RANK 		NON-ADJUSTED VAR. RANK
TOTAL PASS RUSH
1 CHI -21.8% 10 -19.0% 1 -26.9% 1 -15.7% 5 -20.9% -27.2% -13.5% 11.7% 29
2 PIT -15.1% 3 -14.0% 4 -11.5% 6 -19.6% 1 -15.3% -9.4% -22.6% 6.3% 12
3 CAR -14.9% 13 -19.0% 2 -16.2% 2 -13.2% 12 -22.8% -25.6% -19.4% 10.0% 27
4 WAS -14.4% 4 -17.1% 3 -14.3% 3 -14.5% 9 -11.7% -13.1% -10.0% 5.7% 9
5 BAL -11.1% 2 -11.6% 7 -8.0% 10 -14.8% 8 -10.4% -9.1% -12.0% 4.3% 5
6 DEN -10.5% 5 -12.2% 6 -11.7% 5 -8.5% 14 -9.0% -9.8% -7.9% 7.0% 16
7 JAC -10.2% 9 -4.4% 17 -10.1% 9 -10.3% 13 -8.0% -7.6% -8.5% 7.7% 17
8 IND -8.8% 19 -6.3% 9 -12.0% 4 -5.2% 17 -9.0% -9.9% -8.1% 5.9% 10
9 TB -8.7% 8 -4.8% 14 -0.5% 14 -17.3% 4 -14.1% -10.2% -18.2% 5.6% 8
10 MIA -7.9% 7 -4.6% 15 -3.2% 11 -13.3% 10 -7.6% -3.1% -12.6% 5.2% 7
11 NYG -6.9% 21 -10.9% 8 2.5% 18 -18.3% 2 -9.3% -3.7% -16.2% 14.8% 32
12 KC -5.7% 30 -13.2% 5 1.3% 16 -15.4% 6 -1.5% 3.0% -7.6% 8.7% 22
13 DAL -5.4% 25 -5.2% 12 -11.5% 7 1.3% 22 -4.7% -11.0% 2.3% 8.2% 20
14 PHI -4.6% 16 -5.7% 10 5.9% 24 -14.8% 7 1.6% 13.8% -10.1% 8.2% 21
15 SEA -3.5% 22 -4.9% 13 7.9% 25 -17.5% 3 -6.2% 4.7% -19.7% 12.7% 31
16 SD -3.1% 12 -5.6% 11 4.5% 21 -13.2% 11 4.5% 14.9% -9.5% 3.2% 3
TEAM DEF.
DVOA 		LAST
YEAR 		WEIGHTED
DEFENSE 		RANK PASS
DEF. 		PASS
RANK 		RUSH
DEF. 		RUSH
RANK 		NON-ADJUSTED VAR. RANK
TOTAL PASS RUSH
17 ARI -1.3% 15 -4.6% 16 -1.8% 12 -0.6% 20 -2.0% -2.9% -0.8% 8.1% 19
18 NYJ 0.6% 11 3.0% 21 -10.1% 8 9.4% 28 4.4% -3.5% 10.9% 6.1% 11
19 MIN 0.6% 32 -2.4% 18 2.5% 19 -1.6% 19 -0.2% 0.9% -1.4% 6.5% 13
20 CIN 1.0% 14 10.0% 26 -0.7% 13 2.9% 24 0.5% 0.4% 0.7% 8.0% 18
21 DET 1.8% 20 4.9% 23 2.1% 17 1.4% 23 -0.1% 1.3% -1.4% 9.7% 25
22 GB 2.0% 29 1.0% 20 4.7% 22 -0.3% 21 -0.1% 4.4% -3.9% 10.7% 28
23 OAK 2.4% 26 -0.6% 19 12.9% 27 -7.6% 16 4.5% 13.5% -4.0% 3.1% 2
24 CLE 5.4% 23 3.7% 22 4.9% 23 5.7% 26 7.8% 9.3% 6.4% 5.0% 6
25 NO 7.6% 27 7.6% 24 8.6% 26 6.8% 27 7.2% 8.2% 6.4% 2.1% 1
26 BUF 8.9% 1 10.5% 27 -0.2% 15 17.8% 31 10.2% 1.0% 19.2% 9.3% 24
27 NE 10.5% 6 9.1% 25 26.9% 29 -7.7% 15 9.7% 21.9% -3.7% 6.5% 14
28 ATL 10.9% 17 12.9% 29 4.0% 20 18.6% 32 4.6% -4.3% 14.6% 6.6% 15
29 STL 14.0% 28 11.1% 28 16.3% 28 11.6% 29 12.7% 13.2% 12.1% 12.2% 30
30 TEN 14.3% 24 16.6% 31 31.2% 32 -3.3% 18 11.4% 26.2% -3.9% 9.2% 23
31 SF 18.0% 31 13.9% 30 30.0% 31 4.2% 25 17.8% 30.7% 3.0% 9.8% 26
32 HOU 21.2% 18 17.8% 32 28.0% 30 14.9% 30 26.7% 37.2% 17.1% 3.6% 4

2005 DEFENSE vs. TYPES OF RECEIVERS

Regular season totals, playoffs not included

Revised as of 8/8/2008

DVOA of defense against receivers does not include sacks or passes with no intended receiver listed. Note that our decision of which receiver is 'number one' and which receiver is 'number two' is somewhat subjective. Teams are ranked in order of general passing defense DVOA.

Please note that these ratings represent value from the point of view of the defense, not fantasy football players, and include items that have no impact on fantasy football (such as how many interceptions are caught on passes intended to certain receivers).

TEAM vs. #1 WR vs. #2 WR vs. Other WR vs. TE vs. RB
1 CHI -3.9% 10 -8.8% 10 -50.0% 1 -34.7% 2 -17.9% 5
2 CAR -14.5% 3 -28.9% 3 6.1% 20 -3.0% 16 -4.8% 12
3 WAS -14.5% 2 1.6% 21 -7.7% 11 -13.6% 8 -31.8% 2
4 IND -7.4% 6 -15.5% 7 -2.0% 16 -2.4% 17 -4.0% 13
5 DEN -2.0% 11 -11.2% 9 -32.8% 3 -46.7% 1 13.4% 28
6 PIT -13.1% 4 -5.7% 14 -10.9% 10 -6.5% 12 21.8% 31
7 DAL 13.0% 19 -62.0% 1 -23.1% 4 39.5% 31 -7.8% 11
8 NYJ 15.1% 21 -40.2% 2 -18.4% 7 12.2% 24 -20.9% 4
9 JAC -5.6% 7 -12.4% 8 11.1% 25 -19.0% 4 1.5% 18
10 BAL 2.0% 13 -8.5% 11 6.3% 21 -3.5% 15 -9.6% 10
11 MIA 21.2% 27 5.2% 26 -20.0% 5 -5.1% 13 -14.9% 8
12 ARI 18.2% 23 1.0% 19 -2.4% 15 -18.9% 5 -25.1% 3
13 CIN -23.8% 1 3.4% 24 -15.5% 8 23.3% 26 -38.0% 1
14 TB -10.4% 5 -4.5% 16 20.0% 30 -7.1% 11 -1.7% 15
15 BUF 7.9% 17 1.5% 20 11.8% 26 -4.8% 14 2.6% 19
16 KC -5.3% 8 1.6% 22 -42.2% 2 20.2% 25 10.8% 26
TEAM vs. #1 WR vs. #2 WR vs. Other WR vs. TE vs. RB
17 DET 20.9% 25 -6.7% 12 -19.4% 6 -1.9% 18 3.4% 20
18 NYG 5.7% 15 -6.1% 13 1.7% 17 -31.5% 3 -0.1% 17
19 MIN 4.9% 14 -24.6% 5 -3.3% 14 24.8% 27 19.9% 29
20 ATL 7.6% 16 -2.4% 17 4.6% 19 25.1% 28 -1.7% 16
21 SD 11.7% 18 -1.1% 18 10.3% 23 -9.6% 9 12.4% 27
22 GB -4.2% 9 8.9% 28 8.8% 22 25.6% 29 7.3% 23
23 CLE 0.5% 12 -28.0% 4 49.5% 32 -18.6% 6 9.3% 24
24 PHI 21.0% 26 -4.8% 15 20.0% 29 -13.8% 7 -16.8% 6
25 SEA 14.7% 20 7.4% 27 4.5% 18 5.3% 20 -11.0% 9
26 NO 25.2% 29 12.5% 29 -4.7% 13 10.1% 22 6.8% 22
27 OAK 16.7% 22 4.2% 25 23.7% 31 1.7% 19 21.3% 30
28 STL 35.3% 32 3.2% 23 10.7% 24 -7.2% 10 -15.6% 7
29 NE 20.2% 24 18.8% 30 12.3% 27 10.7% 23 4.6% 21
30 HOU 29.7% 31 24.9% 31 13.0% 28 26.1% 30 -3.9% 14
31 SF 22.9% 28 -15.8% 6 -5.9% 12 52.6% 32 10.1% 25
32 TEN 29.6% 30 41.4% 32 -11.4% 9 9.3% 21 38.2% 32

DVOA version: 5.0